Another fascinating enjoyable video. Great to learn a bit about Supraphon and I totally agree about how Philips cracked consistent great sonics combined with great manufacturing quality control. I would be grateful if you could tell me a bit about the photo you included of Ansermet conducting in Victoria Hall, I have previously seen a picture of the early arrangement using a small platform in front of the stage when it was just the Decca Tree but your picture shows the later arrangement when Roy Wallace added 2 outriggers. I was wondering if it was from the back cover of the Nutcracker US cover? I have never been able to pin down when RW added the outriggers so any extra info you know about this picture would be much appreciated.
That photo I acquired form this website www.rts.ch/archives/1940/audio/saison-osr-1941-26146315.html The article is about the 1941 premier of the Orchestra but I have a feeling the photo is later as you mentioned. I'm listening now to the french voice article and my french is limited can hear about Ansermet and the orchestra but nothing about the outriggers :)
@@VinylBliss Thanks ever so much for the link. It is a really helpful picture even though it is nothing to do with the 1940's as outriggers most likely were added by Wallace after the Kingsway experiments somewhere between 1958 and 1960. The very early picture I have with the tree on its own is from above but much further away . So when combined with this closer one from eye level I should be able to work out most of the arrangement of OSR when recording. I was terrible at French but I forgot to mention that I recall oiseau is pronounced waz oh. Hope your NM streak continues!
Excellent video as usual ! Thanks Note : It is normal that you couldn't find the conductor's name on the Supraphon record. It says "bez dirigent" on the cover, which means... "Without conductor" !
Another fascinating enjoyable video. Great to learn a bit about Supraphon and I totally agree about how Philips cracked consistent great sonics combined with great manufacturing quality control. I would be grateful if you could tell me a bit about the photo you included of Ansermet conducting in Victoria Hall, I have previously seen a picture of the early arrangement using a small platform in front of the stage when it was just the Decca Tree but your picture shows the later arrangement when Roy Wallace added 2 outriggers. I was wondering if it was from the back cover of the Nutcracker US cover? I have never been able to pin down when RW added the outriggers so any extra info you know about this picture would be much appreciated.
That photo I acquired form this website www.rts.ch/archives/1940/audio/saison-osr-1941-26146315.html The article is about the 1941 premier of the Orchestra but I have a feeling the photo is later as you mentioned. I'm listening now to the french voice article and my french is limited can hear about Ansermet and the orchestra but nothing about the outriggers :)
@@VinylBliss Thanks ever so much for the link. It is a really helpful picture even though it is nothing to do with the 1940's as outriggers most likely were added by Wallace after the Kingsway experiments somewhere between 1958 and 1960. The very early picture I have with the tree on its own is from above but much further away . So when combined with this closer one from eye level I should be able to work out most of the arrangement of OSR when recording. I was terrible at French but I forgot to mention that I recall oiseau is pronounced waz oh. Hope your NM streak continues!
Excellent video as usual ! Thanks
Note : It is normal that you couldn't find the conductor's name on the Supraphon record. It says "bez dirigent" on the cover, which means... "Without conductor" !
Thank you for this! It makes sense now. Your must know Czech :). I am suprised at the performance without conductor, what a team!
loo-wazoo-leer ;)
Yeah that sounds right, thank you.
And the ensemble name translates as "Prague chamber orchestra".
Thank you, they are excellent. It probably has members of the Prauge String Quartet whom are amazing.
L'oiseau-lyre is a bit of a tongue twister :)
L(u)wazoh-leer
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Thanks for your great videos!
Without a conductor...
thank you